[[Image:Lizard point uk.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Britain's most southerly point]]

[[Image:Lizard point uk.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Britain's most southerly point]]

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'''The Lizard''' [http://www.lizard-peninsula.co.uk] is a peninsula in [[Britain]] and part of [[Cornwall]] in the [[South West]]. The name maybe derived from the cornish expression ''Lys Ardh'', which means ''High Court''. '''The Lizard''' contains Britain's most southerly point : The Lizard Point.

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'''The Lizard''' [http://www.lizard-peninsula.co.uk] is a peninsula in [[Britain]] and part of [[Cornwall]] in the [[West Country|South West]]. The name maybe derived from the cornish expression ''Lys Ardh'', which means ''High Court''. '''The Lizard''' contains Britain's most southerly point : The Lizard Point.

==Get in==

==Get in==

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British Airways and Ryanair operate flights to [[Newquay]]. National Express buses go to [[Truro (Cornwall)|Truro]], [[Camborne]], [[Falmouth (Cornwall)|Falmouth]] and [[Redruth]].

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British Airways and Ryanair operate flights to [[Newquay]]. National Express buses go to [[Truro (England)|Truro]], [[Camborne]], [[Falmouth (Cornwall)|Falmouth]] and [[Redruth]].

==Get around==

==Get around==

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==See==

==See==

* '''Lizard Point''' - Britain's most southerly point - a bleak and dramatic place. But whilst you will have to pay a fee to go to Lands End, Lizard Point is actually further south and you can park and look straight out over the sea.

* '''Lizard Point''' - Britain's most southerly point - a bleak and dramatic place. But whilst you will have to pay a fee to go to Lands End, Lizard Point is actually further south and you can park and look straight out over the sea.

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* '''[http://www.goonhilly.bt.com/ Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station]''' one of the worlds greatest satellite communication centres, located at goonhilly downs. Admission is around £6, special fares apply for children, families, students and seniors. Opening times are a bit unusual, check their website for more details.

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* '''[http://www.goonhilly.org/ Goonhilly Earth Station]''' one of the worlds greatest satellite communication centres, located at Goonhilly downs. The site is closed until further notice, but has received funds to be redeveloped into a new attraction.

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* '''National Seal Sanctuary''' (phone 01326 221 361, open all year apart from Christmas day) Admission fee is £9.50, specials fares apply to children, students and seniors. Located in Gweek. Essentially a few pools containing seals, although the cute baby ones on the promotional leaflet are only likely to be present during the baby season; but the older and more infirm seals who can't be released back into the wild are there all year round.

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* '''[http://www.sealsanctuary.co.uk/ National Seal Sanctuary]''' (phone 01326 221 361, open all year apart from Christmas day) Admission fee is £9.50, specials fares apply to children, students and seniors. Located in Gweek. Essentially a few pools containing seals, although the cute baby ones on the promotional leaflet are only likely to be present during the baby season; but the older and more infirm seals who can't be released back into the wild are there all year round.

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* [http://www.trebahgarden.co.uk/ The Trebah Garden] has subtropical plants with year round color. Admission is around £2.60 to £5.80 depending on time of year, special fares apply to children, students and seniors.

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* '''[http://www.trebahgarden.co.uk/ The Trebah Garden]''' has subtropical plants with year round color. Admission is around £2.60 to £5.80 depending on time of year, special fares apply to children, students and seniors.

Latest revision as of 23:45, 21 May 2012

Britain's most southerly point

The Lizard[1] is a peninsula in Britain and part of Cornwall in the South West. The name maybe derived from the cornish expression Lys Ardh, which means High Court. The Lizard contains Britain's most southerly point : The Lizard Point.

Lizard Point - Britain's most southerly point - a bleak and dramatic place. But whilst you will have to pay a fee to go to Lands End, Lizard Point is actually further south and you can park and look straight out over the sea.

Goonhilly Earth Station one of the worlds greatest satellite communication centres, located at Goonhilly downs. The site is closed until further notice, but has received funds to be redeveloped into a new attraction.

National Seal Sanctuary (phone 01326 221 361, open all year apart from Christmas day) Admission fee is £9.50, specials fares apply to children, students and seniors. Located in Gweek. Essentially a few pools containing seals, although the cute baby ones on the promotional leaflet are only likely to be present during the baby season; but the older and more infirm seals who can't be released back into the wild are there all year round.

The Trebah Garden has subtropical plants with year round color. Admission is around £2.60 to £5.80 depending on time of year, special fares apply to children, students and seniors.